Archive - The Social Question

Gratitude and Lament for Coats

We helped more people than ever. Why am I so sad?

Dec 20 •

What Do You Mean By Responsibility?

The Christian's corporate, contextual, generational, and individual responsibility for sin and righting what has been wronged.

Dec 19 •

What If Mary Meant It?

At Advent, we ache for the reign of our King through solidarity with the poor and oppressed.

Dec 9 •

Answering the Social Question

How Did I Get Here?

Dec 4 •

November 2024

October 2024

The Necessity of Deacons

Recovering a Social Vision for Mercy and Justice in Our Churches

Oct 28 •

A poem for pilgrims in polarized times.

Oct 25 •

On Dying and a Well-Lived Life

So I've been thinking a lot about dying.

Oct 21 •

Should White Pastors Ever Go to the Inner City?

Lessons on Cross-Cultural Ministry from My Pumpkin Patch

Oct 11 •

Reconciliation in Segregated Spaces

A realistic approach to the challenges of reconciling work in our cities.

Oct 8 •

September 2024

Appropriating Theological Tradition

Balancing honest criticism and grateful reception

Sep 16 •

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